Joel Schumacher
the Director at Taormina Film Fest in 2003 (Italian premiere of Phone Booth
Born	Joel T. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Phone Booth is a 2003 Morality thriller about a man who is trapped in a Telephone booth by a Sniper. Schumacher August 29, 1939 (1939-08-29) (age 68) New York, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Director, screenwriter, and producer
Years active	1972 -

Joel Schumacher (born August 29, 1939 in New York City, is an American film director, writer, and producer. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. He is best known for directing St. Elmo's Fire, The Lost Boys, Falling Down, Flatliners, The Client, Batman Forever, A Time to Kill, The Phantom of the Opera, The Number 23 and Batman & Robin. St Elmo's Fire is a 1985 Coming-of-age film directed by Joel Schumacher. The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy - Horror film about two young Arizonans who move to California Falling Down is a 1993 Film directed by Joel Schumacher about the character William "Bill" Foster (played by Michael Douglas Flatliners is a 1990 movie starring Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and For the US version of the UK TV show The Office episode see The Client (The Office. See also Batman Forever (score, Batman Forever (soundtrack, Batman Forever (video game, Batman Forever The Arcade Game Batman A Time to Kill is the name of the 1996 feature film adaptation of John Grisham 's 1989 Legal thriller A Time to The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart 's 1986 stage musical, which is based The Number 23 is a suspense Film starring Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, and Danny Huston, directed by Joel " Batman & Robin " is a 1997 film from the Batman film series starring George Clooney as Batman, Chris O'Donnell returning

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Early life and career 1.2 The Brat Pack 1.3 John Grisham 1.4 Batman 1.5 Post-Batman career 2 Sexuality 3 Parodies 4 Filmography 5 References 6 External links

Career

Early life and career

Schumacher was born in New York City. The City of New York His mother Marian, is a Swedish Jew, and his father Frank is a Baptist from Knoxville, Tennessee, who died when Joel was four years old. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. He studied at Parsons The New School for Design and The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York ^[1]. Parsons The New School for Design (abbreviated Parsons) is a Design school founded in 1896 (see below After first working in the fashion industry, he realized his true love was in filmmaking. He moved out to Los Angeles, where he began his media work as a costume designer in films such as Sleeper and developed his skills with television work while earning an MFA from UCLA. Sleeper ( 1973) is a futuristic Science fiction Comedy Film, written by directed by and starring Woody Allen. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United He wrote the screenplay for the 1976 low-budget hit movie Car Wash and a number of other minor successes. The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' Car Wash is a 1976 Comedy film produced by Universal Pictures. He also wrote 1978's The Wiz, an adaptation of the stage play of the same name. The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The Wiz is a 1975 Broadway musical, based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L His film directorial debut was The Incredible Shrinking Woman in 1981, which starred Lily Tomlin, and he quickly made more successful films, including two "brat pack" works. The Incredible Shrinking Woman is a 1981 Science fiction / Comedy film starring Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin (born September 1 1939 is an American Actress, Comedian, Writer and producer who has won several The Brat Pack is a nickname given to a group of young actors and actresses who frequently appeared together in teen-oriented coming-of-age films in the 1980s

The Brat Pack

St. Elmo's Fire and The Lost Boys, considered to be archetypal movies of the 1980s, were two of Schumacher's biggest hits. St Elmo's Fire is a 1985 Coming-of-age film directed by Joel Schumacher. The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy - Horror film about two young Arizonans who move to California The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Their style impressed audiences and their financial success allowed studios to trust him with ever larger projects.

John Grisham

Schumacher has also directed two adaptations of the books of John Grisham, The Client (1994) and A Time to Kill (1996), the latter as the personal choice of Grisham. For the US version of the UK TV show The Office episode see The Client (The Office. A Time to Kill is the name of the 1996 feature film adaptation of John Grisham 's 1989 Legal thriller A Time to

Batman

Schumacher would later replace Tim Burton as the director of the Batman film franchise. Timothy "Tim" William Burton (born August 25 1958 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and Set designer, notable for the quirky Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero co-created After Burton's second Batman film, Batman Returns (1992) proved to be too controversial for Warner Bros. to market (due to critics and parental groups complaining that the film was too dark and violent for children) the studio wanted the next film to be more family-friendly. Batman Returns is a 1992 Superhero film directed by Tim Burton. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Schumacher soon became a studio favorite to take over the directing helms. He had grown a reputation for making hit films with a relatively small budget (although, it only remained to be seen whether Schumacher was ready to handle a big-budget franchise film like a Batman film). Also, his work on The Lost Boys (1987) and Flatliners (1990) showed Warner Bros. The Lost Boys is a 1987 American comedy - Horror film about two young Arizonans who move to California Flatliners is a 1990 movie starring Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and that he was capable of creating his own visual style, much like Tim Burton had established as an important element of a Batman film. In addition, his controversial hit Falling Down (1993) showed that he could handle dark material such as the Batman mythos. Falling Down is a 1993 Film directed by Joel Schumacher about the character William "Bill" Foster (played by Michael Douglas

He directed Batman Forever in 1995 (starring Val Kilmer, who was succeeding Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight), which was a major summer success despite receiving mixed reviews. See also Batman Forever (score, Batman Forever (soundtrack, Batman Forever (video game, Batman Forever The Arcade Game Batman Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in He later directed Batman & Robin (1997) (starring George Clooney instead of Val Kilmer as Batman), which was a critical disaster, and did poorly at the box office. " Batman & Robin " is a 1997 film from the Batman film series starring George Clooney as Batman, Chris O'Donnell returning George Timothy Clooney (born May 6 1961 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe award-winning American actor director, producer, The film prompted Warner Bros. to place the series of movies on hiatus, canceling the next Batman movie Batman Triumphant (after seven years, the much darker Batman Begins was released, in a comprehensive reboot of the franchise). The Batman Film series currently consists of seven Superhero films based on the fictional DC Comics character of the same name Batman Begins is a 2005 American Superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew

Batman & Robin had a detrimental effect on Schumacher's reputation, forcing him to take on less ambitious projects. On the DVD commentary, Schumacher has admitted that his movie disappointed fans of darker Batman adaptations, saying that the film was made intentionally marketable (or "toyetic") and kid-friendly. Toyetic is a term for an element (either a Fictional character, a locale or an object from a new or preexisting toyline that can be easily marketed in other media He claims to have been under heavy pressure from the studio to do so; however, he admits full responsibility and, at one point, flat out apologizes to any fans who were disappointed, saying that his intention was to entertain them. Schumacher, however, is a devoted Batman fan himself and actually would have personally preferred an adaptation of the comic, Batman: Year One. Batman Year One is the title of an American Comic book Story arc written by Frank Miller, illustrated by David Mazzucchelli ^[2]

Many fans have complained about the "artistic license" Schumacher took with the Batman franchise. The tone of the films became far campier (akin to the 1960s live-action TV series starring Adam West) under Schumacher's direction and overt sexual elements began to rear their head. Batman is a 1960s American Television series, based on the DC Comic book character of the same name. Adam West (born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928) is an American Actor who is best known for playing the role of One of the more persistent complaints was Schumacher's stylistic approach in putting nipples on the Batsuit. The Batsuit (also Bat-Suit) is the Costume of the Fictional character appearing in DC Comics as a Superhero, Batman. Schumacher would later claim that he was inspired by statues of the Greek gods in relation to the nipples being placed on the Batsuit. A listing of Greek mythological beings Many of the gods and goddesses had Roman and Etruscan equivalents. Others included shots focusing on Batman and Robin's rear ends while suiting up and a Gotham City filled with giant stone statues of nude men (one memorable fight with Mr. Freeze takes place across one). Gotham City is a Fictional City appearing in DC Comics, and is best known as the home of Batman. Mr Freeze, real name Dr Victor Fries (pronounced as Victor "Frees" or "Freeze" is a DC Comics Supervillain, an enemy of He dismissed these issues in the 2005 special edition DVD of Batman Forever, saying that these people should "get out more. "

He served as the director for the music videos, "Kiss from a Rose", by Seal, and "The End Is the Beginning Is the End", by The Smashing Pumpkins (co-directed with Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris). " Kiss from a Rose " is a song from Seal 's second Eponymous album Seal, subsequently featured on the Batman Forever Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Adelo Samuel (born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London) is a British soul Singer and " The End Is the Beginning Is the End " is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Jonathan Dayton (born 7 July 1957 in Alameda County California) and Valerie Faris (born 20 October 1958 in Los These songs appeared in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, respectively.

Since 1998, Schumacher has said he is interested in re-editing Forever to make it closer to as it was originally conceived.

Post-Batman career

Following Batman & Robin, Schumacher went on to direct lower budget films (stepping down from $100 million budget films) like 8MM with Nicolas Cage, and Flawless with Robert De Niro. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 8mm is a 1999 mystery / thriller Film, directed by Joel Schumacher, about a private investigator Tom Welles Nicolas Cage (born Nicholas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award -winning American actor Flawless is an American Film that stars Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Neither were big hits, and reviews were mostly negative. In 1999, Schumacher also directed the music video for "Letting the Cables Sleep" by English rock band, Bush. The Science of Things is a 1999 album by the Post-grunge band Bush, the last Bush album released by Trauma Records. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Bush were a British Post-grunge band formed in London in 1992 In 2000, Schumacher changed gears radically and garnered the best reviews of his career with the Vietnam-era boot camp drama Tigerland, which introduced Hollywood to a young Colin Farrell. The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Recruit training is the initial Indoctrination and instruction given to new military personnel Tigerland is a 2000 film starring Colin Farrell in his role as Private Roland Bozz taking place in a training camp for soldiers to be sent to the Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish Actor, who has appeared in several high-profile Hollywood films including Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter praised the film as such: "Tigerland lands squarely in the top tier of best movies about America's Vietnam experience. The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. "

He lowered the budget and scale once again with the controversial Phone Booth, which reteamed Schumacher with Colin Farrell. Phone Booth is a 2003 Morality thriller about a man who is trapped in a Telephone booth by a Sniper. The film, already shelved for almost two years, was delayed months further due to the Beltway sniper attacks. The Beltway sniper attacks took place during three weeks in October 2002 in Maryland and Virginia. Upon release, the film performed well due to the recent popularity of Colin Farrell (who at the time of filming in 2000 was still relatively unknown). Schumacher returned to big-budget Hollywood in 2002 with Bad Company starring Anthony Hopkins and Chris Rock. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Bad Company is a 2002 action-comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Anthony Hopkins Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor. Christopher Julius Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Television Phone Booth, although produced before Bad Company, was released afterwards.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera was seen as Joel's comeback in 2004. The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart 's 1986 stage musical, which is based While the film earned mixed reviews, gaining harsh criticism from fans of the stage musical for casting and directorial choices, it turned out to be a success and was nominated for three Academy Awards and three Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy. However, the film did not win any of them.

The director has since filmed The Number 23, which received poor box office success and worse reviews from critics, although fan reviews were more positive. The Number 23 is a suspense Film starring Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, and Danny Huston, directed by Joel

His next project is vampire thriller Town Creek, which began shooting in March 2007. Creek is an upcoming Horror film directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Dave Kajganich.

Sexuality

Schumacher has been openly gay through most of his career. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. ^[3] In Liz Smith's memoir, Natural Blonde, she states that "He called himself 'A Sexual Outlaw'" and discusses their love affair and subsequent friendship. Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith (born February 2 1923 in Fort Worth Texas) is an American Gossip columnist.

He is subtly criticized by Vito Russo in his book The Celluloid Closet for contributing to the negative Hollywood image of gay people. Vito Russo (b 1946 New York City - 7 November, 1990, New York City was an American Gay activist, Film historian The Celluloid Closet ( 1995) is a Documentary film directed and written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.

Parodies

• In "Legends of the Dark Knight", an episode of The New Batman Adventures, three teenagers discuss their ideas about what Batman is really like. The New Batman Adventures is the successor to the highly acclaimed American animated series Batman The Animated Series. They briefly meet an effeminate youth called Joel (in front of a shoemaker's shop, no less) whose idea of Batman consists mainly of a fascination with the tight rubber suits and a Batmobile that can drive up walls (as seen in Batman Forever). The Batmobile is the fictional personal Automobile of Comic book Superhero Batman. See also Batman Forever (score, Batman Forever (soundtrack, Batman Forever (video game, Batman Forever The Arcade Game Batman The other three kids treat Joel's ideas with utter disdain. The piece received mixed reviews from Bat-fans; some love what was done, while others consider it a "low blow" from the producers of the animated series. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. The animated series' creator Bruce Timm stated in the DVD commentary for the episode that Batman Forever is one of his favorite Batman films, however this is said as a joke, as he has stated elsewhere that he dislikes the film. Bruce Walter Timm (born on February 8 1961) is an American Character Designer, Animator

• In the South Park episode, "Cartman Joins NAMBLA", one of the chatrooms Cartman passes up when he looks for older friends on the Internet is called "Joel Schumacher Must Die". South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central " Cartman Joins NAMBLA " is episode 406 (#53 of South Park. Eric Theodore Cartman,commonly referred to by his Family name, Cartman, is one of the four main Fictional characters in the animated series

• In an episode of Robot Chicken, a riot breaks out at a comic/sci fi convention, where Joel Schumacher is trying to flee the scene, only to get lynched by a rampaging mob of Batman fans and one in particular dressed as Robin who says, "Joel Schumacher is history's greatest monster!"

• In another episode of Robot Chicken, Joel Schumacher pitches his idea for a Batman Begins parody, Heimlich Begins (based on the Heimlich maneuver) in which Heimlich battles a villain called "The Choker" (a parody of Batman villain Joker), who attacks with animated sausage links. Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several Fictional characters appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics, originally The Joker is a fictional character appearing in Comic books published by DC Comics. At the end, the entire sketch is revealed to have been described by Joel Schumacher. The skit ends with a reference to Schumacher's sexuality: "It's always sausage with you, isn't it?"

• In Episode 4 of Clerks: The Animated Series, Randal demands his money back from Joel Schumacher after seeing Batman and Robin, saying, "Man, Batman and Robin was so gay!", with Schumacher wearing the nipple batsuit.

• In Hitman & Lobo, Tommy calls Section 8 while Lobo is tearing apart a group of gangsters. Hitman is a violent darkly humorous sentimental and occasionally romantic Comic book published by DC Comics, written by Garth Ennis and illustrated Section 8 is a Fictional superhero team published by DC Comics. When Sixpack asks about the screaming in the background, Tommy replies that he is in a cinema and the audience is watching a Joel Schumacher retrospective.

Filmography

References

External links

• Joel Schumacher at the Internet Movie Database
• Joel Schumacher interview

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